Nyoi - wish

Japanese: 如意 - にょい

〘noun〙① To get what one wishes. ※Shoreishū-7 (around 835), Wei Chishiki Kegon-e Vows, "The deceased are transformed into _a Vajra's _body , and those who remain transform it into a body that fulfills _one's will _. "② (translation of anuruddha) Buddhist term. An implement carried by monks who are lecturing during sutra chanting or sermons, or by great ajaris during ablutions. It is made of iron, copper, horn, bamboo, or wood, and the tip is curled and shaped like a bracken . ※Daian-ji Garan Engi Toryuki Zaizaicho-Tenpyō 19 (747), "16 branches of a combined wish, 13 branches of Buddhist objects, 3 branches of wood, and 3 branches divided" [Li Yi-Daisen Gongsanchi]③ An implement carried by Taoist priests. Made of wood, jewels, or iron. In the past, Taoist priests gave this to poor priests with hidden virtue, and it was said that if they raised it, they would get what they wished for. [Jinshu - Biography of Wang Dun] ④ Abbreviation of "Nyoihoju (Nyoihoju) ①". ※Haiku, Inukoshu (1633) 2 "Next, separate the wish-granting jewel of the camellia (Ujishige)"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 思いのままになること。※性霊集‐七（835頃）為知識華厳会願文「逝者化為_二金剛之躬_一、留人変作_二如意之身_一」② (anuruddha の訳語) 仏語。読経・説法の時の講師の僧や灌頂の時の大阿闍梨などがたずさえる具。鉄・銅・角・竹・木などで作り、先端が巻き曲がって蕨(わらび)の形をしているもの。※大安寺伽藍縁起并流記資財帳‐天平一九年（747）「合如意壱拾陸枝仏物十三枝木叉分三枝」〔李頎‐題璿公山池〕③ 道士の持つ具。木・玉・鉄などで作る。昔、道士が陰徳ある貧士に与えたもので、これを振り上げると、思うままのものが出るという。〔晉書‐王敦伝〕④ 「にょいほうじゅ（如意宝珠）①」の略。※俳諧・犬子集（1633）二「つぎわけにさけるや如意の玉椿〈氏重〉」

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